Gulu weather in February

In February, Gulu sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gulu's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 7:08 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Gulu is city in Uganda.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gulu reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C warmer than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	21
2	33	21
3	33	21
4	33	21
5	33	21
6	33	21
7	33	21
8	33	21
9	33	21
10	33	21
11	33	21
12	33	21
13	33	21
14	33	22
15	33	22
16	33	22
17	33	22
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	33	22
21	33	22
22	33	22
23	33	22
24	33	22
25	33	22
26	33	22
27	33	22
28	33	22

How February really feels in Gulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gulu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	18	3.1	11.9	4.6
Feb	33° / 21°	18	4.1	11.9	3.9
Mar	32° / 21°	98	12.6	12	3.7
Apr	29° / 20°	198	22	12.1	3.7
May	28° / 20°	184	24.1	12.1	4.0
Jun	28° / 19°	134	19.4	12.2	4.9
Jul	27° / 18°	160	22.5	12.1	4.6
Aug	27° / 18°	200	24.7	12.1	4.4
Sep	28° / 19°	163	20.1	12	4.6
Oct	29° / 19°	195	21	11.9	4.3
Nov	29° / 19°	121	13.9	11.9	4.8
Dec	30° / 20°	30	5.3	11.8	5.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	49	49	49	49	48	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	46	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	51	52	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	54	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gulu gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	14
17	14
18	15
19	16
20	17
21	18
22	19
23	20
24	21
25	22
26	23
27	24
28	25

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	55	54	53	53	51	50	49	48	46	44	43	41	39	37	35	34	32	31	30
Comfortable (%)	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26
Humid (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32
Muggy (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	9	10	11	11	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	21	20	5
2	54	21	20	5
3	54	21	20	5
4	54	21	20	5
5	55	20	20	5
6	55	20	20	5
7	56	20	19	5
8	56	21	19	4
9	56	21	19	4
10	55	21	20	4
11	54	22	20	4
12	53	23	20	4
13	53	23	20	4
14	51	24	21	4
15	50	25	21	4
16	49	25	22	4
17	48	26	22	4
18	46	26	23	5
19	44	27	24	5
20	43	27	25	6
21	41	27	26	6
22	39	27	27	7
23	37	27	28	8
24	35	27	28	9
25	34	27	29	10
26	32	27	30	11
27	31	26	31	11
28	30	26	32	12

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:06
Sunset (PM)	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	7:08	7:01
2	11.9	7:08	7:01
3	11.9	7:08	7:01
4	11.9	7:08	7:01
5	11.9	7:08	7:02
6	11.9	7:08	7:02
7	11.9	7:08	7:02
8	11.9	7:08	7:02
9	11.9	7:08	7:02
10	11.9	7:08	7:02
11	11.9	7:08	7:02
12	11.9	7:08	7:02
13	11.9	7:08	7:03
14	11.9	7:08	7:03
15	11.9	7:08	7:03
16	11.9	7:08	7:03
17	11.9	7:08	7:03
18	11.9	7:08	7:03
19	11.9	7:08	7:03
20	11.9	7:08	7:03
21	11.9	7:07	7:03
22	11.9	7:07	7:03
23	11.9	7:07	7:03
24	11.9	7:07	7:03
25	11.9	7:07	7:03
26	11.9	7:06	7:03
27	11.9	7:06	7:03
28	11.9	7:06	7:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.18 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Gulu?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gulu. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gulu in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Gulu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gulu in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gulu peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	16	14	12	10	11	12	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Gulu in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gulu is worst in January — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	108	51	19	14	16	24	25	20	17	17	25	66
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	108	Unhealthy
Feb	51	Poor
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	66	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gulu?

Gulu sits at 2.8°N, 32.3°E, 1,104 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Opit, 27 km away.

Topography around Gulu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gulu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Gulu is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (32%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

89 m

trees 32%

16 km

209 m

shrubs 32%

80 km

751 m

grassland 39%

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← January Gulu year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Opit 27 km · Anaka 44 km · Kitgum 86 km · Adjumani 88 km · Lira 89 km · Apac 93 km · Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 94 km · Pakwach 95 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,206; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 518
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gulu (2.7746°, 32.299°, elevation 1,104 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	21
2	33	21
3	33	21
4	33	21
5	33	21
6	33	21
7	33	21
8	33	21
9	33	21
10	33	21
11	33	21
12	33	21
13	33	21
14	33	22
15	33	22
16	33	22
17	33	22
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	33	22
21	33	22
22	33	22
23	33	22
24	33	22
25	33	22
26	33	22
27	33	22
28	33	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	14
17	14
18	15
19	16
20	17
21	18
22	19
23	20
24	21
25	22
26	23
27	24
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	21	20	5
2	54	21	20	5
3	54	21	20	5
4	54	21	20	5
5	55	20	20	5
6	55	20	20	5
7	56	20	19	5
8	56	21	19	4
9	56	21	19	4
10	55	21	20	4
11	54	22	20	4
12	53	23	20	4
13	53	23	20	4
14	51	24	21	4
15	50	25	21	4
16	49	25	22	4
17	48	26	22	4
18	46	26	23	5
19	44	27	24	5
20	43	27	25	6
21	41	27	26	6
22	39	27	27	7
23	37	27	28	8
24	35	27	28	9
25	34	27	29	10
26	32	27	30	11
27	31	26	31	11
28	30	26	32	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	21
2	33	21
3	33	21
4	33	21
5	33	21
6	33	21
7	33	21
8	33	21
9	33	21
10	33	21
11	33	21
12	33	21
13	33	21
14	33	22
15	33	22
16	33	22
17	33	22
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	33	22
21	33	22
22	33	22
23	33	22
24	33	22
25	33	22
26	33	22
27	33	22
28	33	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	14
17	14
18	15
19	16
20	17
21	18
22	19
23	20
24	21
25	22
26	23
27	24
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	21	20	5
2	54	21	20	5
3	54	21	20	5
4	54	21	20	5
5	55	20	20	5
6	55	20	20	5
7	56	20	19	5
8	56	21	19	4
9	56	21	19	4
10	55	21	20	4
11	54	22	20	4
12	53	23	20	4
13	53	23	20	4
14	51	24	21	4
15	50	25	21	4
16	49	25	22	4
17	48	26	22	4
18	46	26	23	5
19	44	27	24	5
20	43	27	25	6
21	41	27	26	6
22	39	27	27	7
23	37	27	28	8
24	35	27	28	9
25	34	27	29	10
26	32	27	30	11
27	31	26	31	11
28	30	26	32	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	21
2	33	21
3	33	21
4	33	21
5	33	21
6	33	21
7	33	21
8	33	21
9	33	21
10	33	21
11	33	21
12	33	21
13	33	21
14	33	22
15	33	22
16	33	22
17	33	22
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	33	22
21	33	22
22	33	22
23	33	22
24	33	22
25	33	22
26	33	22
27	33	22
28	33	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	45	55
24	45	55
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	14
17	14
18	15
19	16
20	17
21	18
22	19
23	20
24	21
25	22
26	23
27	24
28	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	21	20	5
2	54	21	20	5
3	54	21	20	5
4	54	21	20	5
5	55	20	20	5
6	55	20	20	5
7	56	20	19	5
8	56	21	19	4
9	56	21	19	4
10	55	21	20	4
11	54	22	20	4
12	53	23	20	4
13	53	23	20	4
14	51	24	21	4
15	50	25	21	4
16	49	25	22	4
17	48	26	22	4
18	46	26	23	5
19	44	27	24	5
20	43	27	25	6
21	41	27	26	6
22	39	27	27	7
23	37	27	28	8
24	35	27	28	9
25	34	27	29	10
26	32	27	30	11
27	31	26	31	11
28	30	26	32	12